New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, April 3, 2002, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres tied 1–1 on Wednesday, April 3, 2002.

Final score, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Islanders	1	42-28-8-4
at Buffalo Sabres	1	35-35-11-1

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Islanders	0	0	1	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Islanders	8	10	9	0	27
Buffalo Sabres	18	9	4	4	35

Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:52	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (18)	Tim Connolly (33), Ales Kotalik (3)	Even strength	NYI 0, BUF 1
3rd	13:50	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates (17)	Mark Parrish (29), Alexei Yashin (42)	Even strength	NYI 1, BUF 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	75%	15:50
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		15:25
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	12:00
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:16
Number 17 S. Bates	C	1	0	1	+1	2	8	1	0	43.8%	21:08
Number 20 S. Webb	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		06:38
Number 21 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:05
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	52.4%	19:44
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		17:47
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	66.7%	11:45
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:54
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	100%	20:58
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	4		30:07
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	4		26:00
Number 28 D. Van Impe	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2		26:18
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		22:32
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		13:10
Number 36 E. Korolev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		12:22

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Osgood	35	34	1	.971	65:00	T

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		13:59
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	0		17:14
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	33.3%	18:41
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0		13:01
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	6	3	2	0		19:06
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:29
Number 29 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	10:22
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	61.1%	20:20
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		12:42
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:39
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	52%	17:42
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1		23:31
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		16:24
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		23:09
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3		20:55
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0		29:03
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3		15:16
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		18:25

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	26	1	.963	64:55	T

Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:04	New York Islanders	Darren Van Impe	Slashing	2
1st	12:26	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Hooking	2
1st	12:26	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	15:14	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Roughing	2
2nd	15:14	New York Islanders	Eric Cairns	Roughing	2
2nd	18:50	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	High sticking	2
2nd	18:50	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	High sticking	2
3rd	16:59	New York Islanders	Darren Van Impe	Holding the stick	2
OT	03:03	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates	Holding	2

New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Dan Schachte
New York Islanders scratches: Kevin Haller, Ken Sutton, Jim Cummins, Marko Tuomainen, Mats Lindgren, Dave Roche, Jason Podollan, Marko Kiprusoff, Raymond Giroux, Dick Tarnstrom, Ray Schultz, Jason Krog, Branislav Mezei, Juraj Kolnik, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Raffi Torres, Alexandre Kharitonov, Dusan Salficky
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Bob Essensa, Rob Ray, Stu Barnes, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley

Every New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 1, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 3, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Apr 3, 2002